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| Rambus narrows loss |
11/1/2007 |
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Rambus Inc posted a smaller quarterly loss than a year earlier as legal costs fell sharply.
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| SMIC's loss widen |
10/31/2007 |
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SMIC has reported a net loss of US$25.6 million for the third quarter ended September 31 due to severe price declines in the DRAM market.
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| $200 laptop shipped to Libya |
10/31/2007 |
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Intel and Microsoft are supplying Libya's government with 150,000 rugged laptop computers that cost $200 to build and are designed to meet the needs of children in developing countries.
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| 2-Gbit DDR3 chip by Micron |
10/30/2007 |
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Micron today announced what the company claims is the industry's first 2-Gbit double data rate (DDR) 3 component, which, the company said, is now the highest density DDR3 component available on the market.
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| Matsuhita earnings rise |
10/30/2007 |
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Matsushita Electric Industrial posted a 3 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on strong sales of digital cameras and flat TVs, but kept unchanged an annual outlook that falls short of market expectations.
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| SanDisk sues competitors on patent infringement |
10/29/2007 |
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SanDisk Corp. has filed three patent infringement complaints against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and other removable flash storage products.
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| Toshiba quarterly earnings increase |
10/29/2007 |
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Toshiba posted a 38 percent rise in quarterly operating profit on Monday, thanks to sales of its flash memory chips and thermal power plants, and it raised its full-year outlook closer to market estimates.
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| Nokia raise market shares in handset |
10/29/2007 |
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Nokia shipped 111.7 million units or nearly four in 10 handsets shipped worldwide, a 10.8% increase from the 100.8 million units sold in the second quarter, a market research firm said.
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| Global chip sales rose 5.9 percent |
10/29/2007 |
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Global chip sales rose 5.9 percent in September as demand for cell phones and personal computers increased, the Semiconductor Industry Association said.
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| Applied Material named new CTO |
10/26/2007 |
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Stork is a recognized leader in the semiconductor industry and will lead the roadmap for Applied’s silicon technology equipment, oversee integrated technology development across the silicon products,
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| SanDisk named 25 companies on infringement suit |
10/26/2007 |
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The Milpitas, Calif.-based company on Wednesday announced the filing of three patent infringement actions against 25 companies that manufacture, sell and import USB flash drives, compact flash cards, multimedia cards, MP3/media players and/or other removable flash storage products.
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| Balloon at 22miles high telescopes the Sun |
10/26/2007 |
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Placing a telescope at that attitude places it above turbulence, dust, clouds—all the things that satellites are launched above, but at a cost of thousands of dollars compared to millions for a satellite launch.
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| Apple to encourage 3rd party iPhone applications |
10/26/2007 |
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Videos guide developers through basic design and interface issues, then progress to content management, compatibility issues and optimization strategies. Code libraries and example applications are also provided.
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| Spansion expands into partnership with SMIC |
10/25/2007 |
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Spansion has been investing in China for over 10 years, since Spansion's former parent company established the Suzhou final manufacturing facility. Spansion has also added local design centers in Suzhou and Beijing, and sales and marketing offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Through the new foundry agreement with SMIC, Spansion will have wafer manufacturing capabilities in China.
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| 45nm production ramps up at Intel Fab 32 |
10/25/2007 |
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''The opening of Fab 32 in Arizona today is a testament to Intel's continued investment in our most strategic asset -- the most advanced, environmentally friendly manufacturing network in the world,'' said Paul Otellini.
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| Taiwan to build next generation LCD plant |
10/25/2007 |
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AU, which supplies panels to Dell Inc and Hewlett-Packard Co , plans to build a next-generation LCD plant to meet new demand for growing flat TVs, and will decide what technology it will use to make panels by the end of the year.
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| Transmeta to be paid $250M from Intel |
10/25/2007 |
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The agreement will grant Intel a perpetual non-exclusive license to all Transmeta patents and patent applications, including any patent rights later acquired by Transmeta, now existing or as may be filed during the next ten years.
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| Industry leaders predict bottoming in DRAM prices |
10/24/2007 |
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Transcend company chairman Peter Su indicated that DRAM prices should be edging to a bottom with a critical drop unlikely to be seen. Citing an historical pattern, demand is expected to be strong in October and November at retail markets.
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| ChipPAC opens new plant in Shanghai |
10/24/2007 |
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STATS ChipPAC Ltd. today announced the grand opening of a second 371,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Shanghai, China. The company, which claims to be the largest full turnkey assembly and test service provider in China
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| California fire close electronic plants |
10/24/2007 |
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Facilities were set to remain closed at least until Wednesday, and the timing for their reopening will be decided based on progress in containing the fires.
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